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Data management & analytics

About this topic

These learning resources are designed to help you - whether working in a business or firm - establish and maintain proficiency in the areas of information and data management and analysis; IT risk and assurance services, including service organization controls (SOC) reporting; and information security and privacy, including the growing issue of cybersecurity.

Data mining your general ledger with Excel

Learn how to use Microsoft Excel to unearth and interpret the wealth of data hidden in the general ledger.

Article Data management & analytics Foundational

The next frontier in data analytics

​This article discusses why CPAs and organizations need to learn to use advanced technology to predict and achieve outcomes.

Article Practice growth Intermediate

Why the power of data is in the analysis

This article discusses four ways finance can help improve an organization’s approach to harnessing its data:

Article Data analytics Foundational

Embracing the automated audit

Technology is changing the way audits are being performed, with greater access to data but also more data to sort through. Auditors can remain efficient and effective...

Article Data analytics Foundational

Improving decision making in organisations: Unlocking business intelligence

This report provides tools to improve accounting operations and acquire a greater competence in informed decision making.

Report Financial analysis Advanced

How CPAs Can Drive Business Intelligence

This article explains why CPAs are especially suited to drive business intelligence initiatives for their clients, or within their own organization.

Article Data management & analytics Foundational